Lansing M Prescott,
Augustana College Donald A Klein,
Colorado State University John P Harley,
Eastern Kentucky University
The Viruses: Bacteriophages
Web Exercise
Describe the Hershey-Chase experiment. How were bacteriophages used to elucidate
the identity of hereditary information? Search the Web for electron micrographs
of phages. What unique structure serves to promote their attachment to host cells?